Calends of April
More stitches, less riches. These words frame a sketch of a mending basket with clothes to mend, along with a pin cushion, jar of buttons, loose buttons, thread, and scissors. The shirt at the top of the basket has a missing button. Other clothes have a darned patch and an embroidered circle-A for anarchism. The pin cushion is a classic tomato shape, with a strawberry-shaped needle sharpener (tiny closed pouch of emery) attached to it by a strand of thread. This simple sketch is black and white, with sketchy white lines on a solid black background.

Mending basket — October 3 sketch

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Calends of April

Today we have: mending basket. More stitches less riches is praxis. This sketch is for day 3 of October daily sketching. It’s decorating the (still very tiny) DIY & Repair section of my Links page.

More stitches, less riches. These words frame a sketch of a mending basket with clothes to mend, along with a pin cushion, jar of buttons, loose buttons, thread, and scissors. The shirt at the top of the basket has a missing button. Other clothes have a darned patch and an embroidered circle-A for anarchism. The pin cushion is a classic tomato shape, with a strawberry-shaped needle sharpener (tiny closed pouch of emery) attached to it by a strand of thread. This simple sketch is black and white, with sketchy white lines on a solid black background.
More stitches, less riches. Sketch of a mending basket.

Mending zines

how do i stitch these patches on my stuff? (and other clothing DIY questions)

zine with how to sew on patches + other clothing repair and decoration; includes bibliography and vocab for mending and repair; from zip bomb zine

Make It Your Own: Easy Ways to Mend and Alter Your Clothes

detailed instructions for common repairs and simple alterations by Claire Horne for Out in the Open (rural queer/trans nonprofit org in so-called Maine)

Repair & Share: An Introduction to Mending by Hand

zine with how to sew on a button, darning, patching, and more; from Neighborhood Anarchist Collective in so-called Eugene, OR

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